Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says
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Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine - many say they were lured under false pretences.
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Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says 19 minutes ago Share Save Jean Otalor Share Save Kenya's foreign minister says Russia has agreed to stop deploying Kenyan nationals to fight in the war in Ukraine. Musalia Mudavadi made the announcement while sitting next to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, after talks between the pair in Moscow. "I want to make it clear that we have now agreed that Kenyans shall not be enlisted through the Ministry of Defence - they will no longer be eligible to be enlisted," Mudavadi said. "There will no further enlisting." A Kenyan intelligence report warned in February that more than 1,000 citizens had been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Lavrov did not comment on the reported agreement but said that all Kenyans - and citizens of other countries - had enlisted voluntarily to fight for Russia "in full compliance with Russian law, which also provides for the possibility of early termination of the contract". Some Kenyans have said they were lured to fight for Russia with promises of well‑paid civilian jobs, only to find themselves forced into fighting in Ukraine, Mudavadi is also seeking the repatriation of Kenyans who wish to return home. He last month told the BBC that Kenyan authorities had closed more than 600 recruitment agencies suspected of duping Kenyans with promises of jobs overseas. Kenyan lawmakers say rogue state officials have been working with human trafficking networks to recruit citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine . So far 27 Kenyans who had been fighting in Russia have been repatriated, with authorities providing psychological care to address their trauma and "de-radicalise" them, Mudavadi said. It is not clear how many Kenyans have died fighting for Russian forces, and Russia has not formally addressed such reports. Relatives who have approached the Russian embassy in Nairobi for answers report being turned away. Public pressure has also grown. In February, families ...
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